Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on Ticker News to talk about the apology by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.

Mr Thomas said that while the apology was welcome as few airline chiefs have said sorry for the global airline and airport chaos he warned that many challenges remain for Qantas.

He added that it may be the middle of next year before airline and airport operations return to normal.

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